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Peer to Peer

Based on Dr. Jo Shaprio's program at Brigham and Women's Hospital, both St. Luke's Treasure Valley and Saint Alphonsus Health System have established similar solutions for their medical staff.  Confidential, personal outreach and support to providers involved in a significant or adverse event without fear of disclosure​.

Peer Supporters are your colleagues who are trained and can confidentially reach out and provide support as someone who has “been there” to combat the stress associated with those events or patient situations. They are available at any time for clinicians
feeling distress from any cause. They are not counselors but can refer you to other resources to assist you if you want to go further.

These programs run confidentially by each hospital's medical staff by-laws under Idaho Peer 
​Review statutes and court rules, which prohibit disclosure. Additionally, both hospitals assert that only encounters are logged and not participant names.
It will never happen to me. But then it does.
 Medical error
 Lawsuit
 Board of Medicine complaint
 Unexpected patient outcome or death
 Immediate family death or major illness
 Divorce/separation
 Personal health crisis

You want to talk with somebody who has been there!

Free Physician Psychiatric Support - This national hotline started during COVID-19 and is staffed exclusively by volunteer psychiatrist. 1-888-409-0141 ​Physician Support Line
Saint Alphonsus Contact: Guillermo Guzman-Trevino
Guillermo.GuzmanTrevino@saintalphonsus.org

St. Luke's Treasure Valley Contact: Ben Godfrey
​
(208) 381-1111 (anonymous help line)
TVwellness@slhs.org (monitored by St. Luke's Medical Staff Office)
www.stlukesonline.org/for-employees/employee-mental-health-and-well-being-support
The American Medical Association now has a StepsFoward module on how to set-up a Peer-to-Peer program in your institution.
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PhysicianVitality.org was created by Ada County Medical Society to support Idaho's clinicians. PVP services offered here are directed at participating medical associations' members in Idaho only.

All other information is published in the hopes it will be useful to other physicians and clinicians seeking help and inspiration. The National Charter on Physician Well-Being was developed by the Collaborative for Healing And Renewal in Medicine, under a grant from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
  • For Members
    • About PVP
    • PVP-Providers
  • For MHPs
    • PVP-Verification
    • PVP-Client-Intake
    • PVP-Client-Resources
    • PVP-Billing
    • PVP-Evaluation
    • PVP-MHP-Inquiry
  • GET HELP
    • Peer to Peer
    • Health Professionals Recovery Program
    • Suicide Prevention
    • National Support Resources
    • ACMS Member Resource Physicians
    • Get Connected
    • Other Links
  • The Charter
    • Guiding Principles
    • Supportive Culture
    • Policy Advocacy
    • Supportive Systems
    • Engaged Leadership
    • Interprofessional Teams
    • Anticipate Emotional Challenges
    • Mental Health Care
    • Promote Self Care
  • BUILD STRENGTH
    • Personal Resilience
    • Practice Differently
    • Adverse Events
  • CHANGE SYSTEMS
    • Counting the Cost
    • Cultures of Wellness
    • Technology
    • Advocacy